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ponder
To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
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  1. To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
  2. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.
  3. To weigh mentally; think deeply about; consider carefully
study
To give careful thought to; contemplate:
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  1. To give careful thought to; contemplate:
  2. To apply oneself to learning, especially by reading:
  3. To pursue a course of study:
contemplate
To meditate or muse, sometimes specif. in a religious or mystical way
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  1. To meditate or muse, sometimes specif. in a religious or mystical way
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder:
  3. To think about intently; study carefully
ruminate
To chew (the cud), as a cow does
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  1. To chew (the cud), as a cow does
  2. To reflect on over and over again.
  3. To turn a matter over and over in the mind.
muse
To think deeply and at length; meditate
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  1. To think deeply and at length; meditate
  2. To consider or say thoughtfully:
  3. To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in thought.
revolve
To turn on an axis; rotate.
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  1. To turn on an axis; rotate.
  2. To cause to travel in a circle or orbit
  3. To move in a circle or orbit around a point
reflect
To give evidence of the characteristics or qualities of someone or something:
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  1. To give evidence of the characteristics or qualities of someone or something:
  2. (Intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
  3. To express carefully considered thoughts:
view
To watch (a program, for example) on television.
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  1. To watch (a program, for example) on television.
  2. To think of (something) in a particular way; regard:
  3. To survey or study mentally; consider:
cogitate
To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder.
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  1. To take careful thought or think carefully about; ponder.
dream
To experience a dream in sleep:
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  1. To experience a dream in sleep:
  2. To pass (time) idly or in reverie.
  3. To have as an aspiration or hope:
mull-over
To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
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  1. To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
chew-the-cud
(Idiomatic, of a person) to meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate
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  1. (Idiomatic, of a person) to meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate
weigh
To cause to bend heavily by added weight. Used with on or upon:
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  1. To cause to bend heavily by added weight. Used with on or upon:
  2. To balance or ponder in the mind; consider in order to make a choice
  3. To consider and choose carefully
consider
To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
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  1. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
  2. To think or deem to be; regard as:
  3. To show consideration for:
speculate
To engage in the buying or selling of a commodity with an element of risk on the chance of profit.
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  1. To engage in the buying or selling of a commodity with an element of risk on the chance of profit.
  2. To think about the various aspects of a given subject; meditate; ponder; esp., to conjecture
  3. To buy or sell stocks, commodities, land, etc., usually in the face of higher than ordinary risk, hoping to take advantage of an expected rise or fall in price; also, to take part in any risky venture on the chance of making huge profits
chew on
(Idiomatic) to consider, to ponder
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  1. (Idiomatic) to consider, to ponder
cogitate
To think seriously and deeply (about); ponder; meditate; consider
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  1. To think seriously and deeply (about); ponder; meditate; consider
consider
To think or deem to be; regard as:
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  1. To think or deem to be; regard as:
  2. To show consideration for:
  3. To regard as; think to be
contemplate
To look at attentively and thoughtfully:
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  1. To look at attentively and thoughtfully:
  2. To consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder:
  3. To think about intently; study carefully
deliberate
To think or consider carefully and fully; esp., to consider reasons for and against a thing in order to make up one's mind
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  1. To think or consider carefully and fully; esp., to consider reasons for and against a thing in order to make up one's mind
  2. To consider (a matter) carefully and often slowly, as by weighing alternatives.
  3. To consider carefully
entertain
To hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting.
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  1. To hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting.
  2. To give hospitality to guests
  3. To allow oneself to think about; have in mind; consider
excogitate
To contrive, devise, or invent by such thought
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  1. To contrive, devise, or invent by such thought
  2. To consider or think (something) out carefully and thoroughly.
mull
To ruminate; ponder:
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  1. To ruminate; ponder:
  2. To heat and spice (wine, for example).
  3. To think about extensively; ponder.
muse
To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in thought.
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  1. To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in thought.
  2. To consider or say thoughtfully:
  3. To think or say meditatively
ponder
To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.
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  1. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care.
  2. To think about (something) with thoroughness and care.
  3. To weigh mentally; think deeply about; consider carefully
reflect
(Intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
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  1. (Intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
  2. To give something back, as light or sound:
  3. To think seriously.
revolve
To cause to travel in a circle or orbit
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  1. To cause to travel in a circle or orbit
  2. To turn on an axis; rotate.
  3. To be oriented (around or about something regarded as a center)
ruminate
To chew (the cud), as a cow does
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  1. To chew (the cud), as a cow does
  2. To reflect on over and over again.
  3. To turn (something) over in the mind; meditate (on)
study
To give attention, thought, or consideration to
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  1. To give attention, thought, or consideration to
  2. To perform a study of; investigate:
  3. To read (a book, lesson, etc.) so as to know and understand it
think
To consider or weigh an idea:
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  1. To consider or weigh an idea:
  2. To allow oneself to consider
  3. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
think over
(Idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
think through
To fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.
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  1. To fully consider an action, and understand all its consequences.
turn over
(Sports) To give up control (of the ball and thus the ability to score).
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  1. (Sports) To give up control (of the ball and thus the ability to score).
  2. To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see turn,"Ž over.
weigh
(Naut.) weigh anchor (see phrase under anchor)
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  1. (Naut.) weigh anchor (see phrase under anchor)
  2. To balance or ponder in the mind; consider in order to make a choice
  3. To consider and choose carefully
Find another word for meditate. In this page you can discover 47 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for meditate, like: ponder, study, contemplate, ruminate, muse, revolve, say to oneself, reflect, view, brood over and cogitate.

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  • His omission to do so gave the country time to meditate on the consequences of his policy.

  • In order to meditate on the mystic lore he withdrew to a hut by the Nile, returning home for the Sabbath.

  • An attempt made by his uncles to dislodge him proved unsuccessful, and no sooner was the young sovereign firmly settled than he began to meditate an extension of his own dominions.

  • I wished to meditate, but instead my imagination pictured an occurrence of four years ago, when Dolokhov, meeting me in Moscow after our duel, said he hoped I was enjoying perfect peace of mind in spite of my wife's absence.

  • Here he remained for many years, but recovered sufficiently to correspond with his friends and even to meditate writing fresh books.

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